Environment, transport, geography

Compilation of new acquisitions and electronic resources on the subjects of environment, transport and geography

New acquisitions

List of titles on the subjects (last and current month)

Journals

List of titles on the subjects

Databases
A selection of the main databases
- ISI Web of Knowledge – Interdisciplinary, includes the Web of Science databases with the Science Citation Index Expanded, Current Contents Connect and Journal Citation Reports
- SciVerse Scopus – Interdisciplinary, the most comprehensive bibliographic database with respect to number of journals covered, particular focus on non-anglophone literature, enables citation analyses and includes unique author-ID's – Further information
- CAB Abstracts – Bibliographical entries and abstracts from journals, books and conference proceedings in the field of agricultural and environmental sciences – Further information
- OECD iLibrary – All online publications from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development OECD – Further information
- Transport Database – Bibliographical entries and abstracts from journals, books and conference proceedings in the field of traffic and transport
Additional databases

Reference works
Selection of the main reference works
- Encyclopedia of Environmental Ethics and Philosophy – Philosophical and moral aspects of environmental sciences and especially environmental policy
- Environmental Engineering – Description of the technologies of environmental engineering, focusing mainly on the suitability and feasibility of methods
- The Dictionary of Substances and their Effects – Data on the toxicity and physical characteristics of about 5,300 environmental chemicals, various search options
- A Dictionary of Environment and Conservation – Encyclopaedia on environmental sciences in general, nature conservation, linked entries
- Treatise on Water Science – Topics related to resource management, water quality and supply, and handling of wastewater are treated in this reference work
- Encyclopedia of Inland Waters – Description of the diversity, complexity and importance of inland bodies of water (lakes, ponds, rivers, streams, wetlands)
- Traveler Response to Transportation System Changes – Manual on traffic and transport, partly available online as the TCRP Report 95
- A Dictionary of Geography – Reference work on human and physical geography, entries supplemented with recommended web links
- SpringerReference: Earth and Environmental Science – This platform offers living editions of Springer's eReferences
Additional reference works

Specialist information
- Federal Office for the Environment FOEN – Responsible for the sustainable use of natural resources and for protecting the environment in Switzerland
- United Nations Environment Programme UNEP – Environmental programme of the United Nations
- International Union for Conservation of Nature IUCN – Raises awareness in society of the need to protect nature and species; the "red lists" of endangered species are well-known.
- Praktischer Umweltschutz Schweiz Pusch – This nonprofit-organisation advocates the sustainable use of natural resources and supports environmentally friendly consumer behaviour.
- Swiss World Atlas – This classic atlas is now available as an interactive web version

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